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. 2020 Oct 2;10:16395. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73390-9

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Antigenicity of gTSSA-I is due to TSSA-I sequence. (a) Absorbance values with Colombian (Medellín) sera recognising gTSSA-I (blue bars) and gTSSA-II/V/VI (orange bars). (b) Overall absorbance values for Colombian (Medellín) sera against gTSSA-I (blue) and gTSSA-II/V/VI (orange); gTSSA-I is recognised, whereas gTSSA-II/V/VI is not (P < 0.0001). (c) ELISA plate illustrating the recognition of gTSSA-I but not of gTSSA-II/V/VI; all samples were seropositive with lysate, and coating buffer controls were negative. Sample numbers correspond with (a). Positive control: serum from a Bolivian patient previously shown to be reactive with synthetic peptide TSSApep-II/V/VI and also seropositive with gTSSA-I, indicating co-infection (see text).